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B. V. SIGLER.

SUPPORT FOR IRONING BOARDS. No. 543,658. Patented July 30, 1895.

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SUPPORT FOR lRONlNG-BOARDS.

PEOIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent l.\To. 543,658, dated July30, 1895.

Application filed April 26, 1895- To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELIAS V. SIGLER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in a Support for Ironing-Boards, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved support for ironing-boards, whichcan be used as a support for one end of the'ironing-board while theother end is supported on the table in the usualmanner, and which can bereadily folded up for storage or shipment; and the invention consists ofa support for ironing boards which comprises a main supportingframe, astay pivoted to the legs of said frame, and a brace-piece hinged to thecross-piece of the frame and connected by suitable fasten ing deviceswith the socket or keeper of the stay, as will be fully describedhereinafter, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective View ofmy improved support for ironing-boards shown in position for use. Fig. 2is aperspective view showing the support folded up and ready to bestored away; and Fig. 3 is a detail vertical longitudinal section,showing the connection of the brace-piece with the stay of the support.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents an upright supporting-framewhich is provided with a rounded-off top cross-piece a that connects thelegs a, and a cross-piece a. that connects the lower portions of thelegs. To the legs a of the frame A is pivoted at b a stay B, which iscomposed of side pieces I) and transverse pieces I) h The outertransverse piece 6 is provided with a metallic socket or keeper d, intowhich is inserted the tapering ofa brace-piece O, which is hinged at oneend by a hinge C to the lower transverse connecting-piece at of theupright supportingframe A, while the outer tapering end is retained inthe keeper by a locking-pin d that is connected by a chain 61 to thetransverse piece 12 The brace-piece O is provided near its tapering end0' with a shoulder e that abuts Serial No. 547,262. (No model.)

against the keeper 01 when the tapering end of the brace O is insertedin the keeper d. By the means above described, the uprightsupporting-frame A, the stay B, and the brace O are rigidly heldtogether when the fastening-pin is inverted.

In place of the fastening-pin it is obvious that any other fasteningdevice, such as a spring-catch or clamping-screw, may be used forconnecting the brace-piece with the keeper of the stay.

When the support is to be used, the stay is moved in downward directionuntil the outer tapering ends rest on the floor. The outer tapering endof the brace-piece O is then inserted into the keeper d until theshoulder e of the brace-piece abuts against the same. The fasteningdevice is then dropped through the hole d in the keeper and the hole 0in the tapering end of the brace-piece, so that the parts are lockedtogether.

When the ironing is finished and it is desired to store away theironing-board I and its support, the fastening device is disconnectedfrom the brace-piece O, the latter re leased from the keeper, the stayfolded in upward direction into-the plane of the supporting-frame A, andthen looked in position by a hookf, that is pivoted to oneleg of the supporting-frame A, said hook engaging an eye 73 on the adjacentcross-piece b of the stay B, as shown in Fig. 2. The brace-piece is thenmoved on its hinge-connection with the lower piece a into uprightposition until it abuts against the transverse piece I) of the stay B.When thus folded up, the support can be readily stored away with theironing-board.

The support can be furnished at a comparatively low price, and it isadapted for domestic purposes in place of the ordinary chairs forsupporting the ends of ironing-boards.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A support for ironing-boards, consisting of amain-frame, a stay pivoted to the lower part of said frame and providedwith a socket or keeper on the outermost transverse-piece of the same, abrace-piece hinged to a crosspiece of the' supporting-frame, and afastening-device for connecting the outer end of the brace-piece withthe socket or keeper of the stay substantially as set forth.

2. In a support for ironing-boards, the combination, with a, main frameprovided with a top cross'pieoe and a cross-piece at its lower end, astay hinged to the legs of the mainframe and provided with asocket orkeeper on its outermost transverse-piece, a bracepiece hinged to thelower cross-piece of the main-frame and provided with a shoulder at itsouter end, and means for looking the stay, when foldednp, into oneplanewith the upright supporting-frame, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signed myname in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' ELIAS V. SIGLER.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, S. E. SMITH.

